For the 2023-2024 school year, Jackson EMC awarded 48 educators with big checks to fund their innovative class projects. Overall, the cooperative awarded $73,600 in Bright Ideas grants to educators in 30 middle schools for projects representing a variety of disciplines.
See Our 2023 Bright Idea Winners
| School | Teacher | Project | Amount |
| Barrow Arts & Innovation Magnet Program | Carrington Nasoulis | 3D Art Through the 3D Pen | $890.00 |
| Barrow Arts & Innovation Magnet Program | Jennifer Deckard | Physical Science Gamified! | $1,920.00 |
| Bear Creek MS | Taylor Vandiver | Hands-On Earth Science With Augmented Reality | $2,000.00 |
| Bear Creek MS | Rachel Wilson | Empowering Future Innovators: Fueling STEAM Learning with 3D Printing | $1,793.00 |
| Haymon-Morris MS | Trevor Queen | Implementation of Raised Beds to Increase Horticultural Knowledge | $1,868.00 |
| Russell MS | Casey Daniel | Quilting Pattern with Printmaking | $1,070.00 |
| Russell MS | Carissa Neupert | Motion Mastery: Accelerating Learning with PocketLab G-Force Sensors | $1,698.00 |
| Westside MS | Tamra A Morris | Moving the Inside to the Outside: Biology of Cells | $1,958.00 |
| Westside MS | Nes Zuluaga | CS-STEM - Creative Solutions with STEM | $2,000.00 |
| Clarke MS | Audrey Hughes | Energized Kids Leading the Way | $1,180.00 |
| Commerce MS | Carolyn Hutcheson | Technology Competitors in a Digital Age | $1,344.00 |
| Gainesville MS | Rebecca Oliver | Forge Your Future | $1,900.00 |
| Gainesville MS | Angelica Jones | Crash Test Collisions - We're No Dummies! | $2,000.00 |
| Berkmar MS | Beth Sample | Learning with Legos | $1,875.00 |
| Berkmar MS | Abby Paul | Motion Marvels: Applications of Motion Sensors | $1,080.00 |
| Coleman MS | Dana Hermann | Coding with Art | $1,954.00 |
| Dacula MS | Tracie Banner | Learn, Create, and Play: Coding to AR Video | $1,997.00 |
| Dacula MS | Marissa Brown | New-tons of Fun with Rockets | $452.00 |
| Hull MS | Celia Ayenesazan | Illuminated Quilts Light the Way | $1,963.00 |
| Hull MS | Beth Feustel | Thermodynamics- A Cool Topic! | $455.00 |
| Jones MS | Beverly Johnson | This is Growing to be Great! | $1,204.00 |
| Jones MS | Tricia Sung | SMART Engineering For The Future | $2,000.00 |
| Jordan MS | Stacey Edison-Bryson | Learn to Fly through Coding | $1,991.00 |
| Osborne MS | Kellyn Aguilar | Decision Making and Simulations | $1,873.00 |
| Radloff MS | Otis Enoch | Scientific Method Investigators | $2,000.00 |
| Radloff MS | Lisa Babbage | Beyond Homeroom: Core with Keva | $1,854.00 |
| Sweetwater MS | Dana Harrell | Keyboard Kids | $1,903.00 |
| Twin Rivers MS | Yolanda Letman | Water Powered Rocket | $1,877.00 |
| Twin Rivers MS | Andrew Cox | Harnessing the Wind | $1,470.00 |
| Cherokee Bluff MS | Lauren Sloan | Wordly Wise for English Language Learners | $785.00 |
| Chestatee Academy | Justin Reynolds | E4: Eagles Encourage Eagles to Express | $1,854.00 |
| Davis MS | Sable McIntyre | Harmonious Inclusivity | $2,000.00 |
| Davis MS | Janice Gault | Scenarios for Social Studies | $450.00 |
| North Hall MS | David Cordell | Career Exploration Through Virtual Reality | $1,800.00 |
| South Hall MS | Joseph Rich | Time for a Tune-Up! | $1,894.00 |
| South Hall MS | Lyndrid Patterson | Art and Science of Capturing Light | $1,967.00 |
| World Language Academy | Gabriela Cardenas | Integrating Social Emotional Learning in Financial Education | $300.00 |
| East Jackson MS | Vickie Huff | Ryze Tech Tello Drones for CTAE | $1,937.00 |
| Legacy Knoll MS | Chandler Dickerson | Band Drill Design and Composition | $1,550.00 |
| Legacy Knoll MS | Kristin Sweat Butkovich | Math Through Dream Home Construction | $1,067.00 |
| West Jackson MS | Christa Cliver | Makey Makey Arcade | $1,135.00 |
| West Jackson MS | Tonia Harbin | 3D Derby: Racing Toward the Future | $1,950.00 |
| Jefferson MS | Sheila House | RC Cars with Arduino Servos | $1,925.00 |
| Jefferson MS | Jessica Bowden | The Art of Video Games and Graphic Design | $250.00 |
| Lumpkin County MS | Bryan Fagan | Creative Learning with LEGO Education SPIKE Prime | $2,000.00 |
| Lumpkin County MS | Hailey Fowler | Artistic Observation | $833.00 |
| Madison County MS | Marilyn Hilley | Fall in Love with Minerals, One Rock at a Time! | $850.00 |
| Madison County MS | Jenny Tackett | Learning Language with Legos | $1,484.00 |
| $73,600.00 |